The NBA regular season continued, with the Pelicans beating the Lakers by 3 points on the road to win three straight. In this game, Ingram and CJ performed very brightly, they became the Pelicans' most trusted offensive strengths in the game, and their personal performances were very shining. Among them, Ingram played 35 minutes, he had 29 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists on 10 of 17 shooting, while CJ played 41 minutes and 12 of 23 shots for 32 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, and the Pelicans Twins combined to get 61 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists, dominating the game, they are the key players who can beat the Lakers.
During the game, the two players always maintained a good offensive performance, especially in the third quarter, when James came to the outbreak and scored 21 points in a single quarter, the two players stepped forward and they teamed up to score 23 points in a single quarter to respond. In the final quarter, Ingram and CJ also played better than James and Davis, and when the team needed to score, Ingram's throw and CJ's shot helped the team take the lead.
The data shows that in the final quarter, Ingram and CJ teamed up to get 14 points, while James and Davis disappeared throughout the final quarter, their presence is not very strong, the key moments continue to hit iron, the fourth quarter of the game, the two stars only scored 6 points on 2-of-9 shooting. While the score was glued, Davis's mid-range shot and James' outside three-pointer failed to hit. It can be said that in the performance of key moments, Ingram and CJ played to beat Zhan Mei, ingram and CJ are the most shining players in this campaign.
It is worth mentioning that this is the third time the Pelicans have beaten the Lakers this season, and since the 17-18 season, the team has swept the Lakers in the regular season for the first time. After this game, the Pelicans also further widened the gap between them and the Lakers, the number of wins came to 3, and with little left in the regular season, the Pelicans had an absolute advantage in the process of impacting the playoffs, basically locking in a seat in the playoffs.
The Pelicans were able to perform so well because of a mid-season trade in which the team traded CJ from the Trail Blazers with multiple players, which made the team's overall strength stronger and the team's competitiveness on the court was significantly improved.
After CJ came to the team, the Pelicans also gradually transformed from a fish-belly team to a team that impacted the playoffs, CJ and Ingram's cooperation is very tacit, both players have strong shooting ability, both can complete the offense on their own, when one player is limited, the other player can play a brilliant performance on the offensive end to help the team win the game.
Over the past period of time, the Pelicans have achieved very good performances under the leadership of the Twin Stars, the team has won 5 of the last 7 games, and in the process of impacting the play-offs, the Pelicans are far ahead of the Spurs and Lakers. For now, it's undeniable that the Pelicans' Twins are so strong that with the help of these two players, they've basically locked up a play-off spot, and if these two players can continue to play like this, then in the playoffs, the Pelicans are also likely to enter the playoffs without Zion.